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Fans hungry for updates on The Hobbit, the upcoming prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, director and co-writer Peter Jackson has been made the production process as transparent as possible, having released three production video blogs so far on his Facebook page.
The latest video focuses on the 3-D aspect of the prequel, which will arrive in two-parts — 2012's An Unexpected Journey and 2013's There and Back Again. While this is certainly the most technically-focused blog that Jackson has released so far, there's also footage of Martin Freeman (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Office) as Bilbo Baggins, the role he takes over from Ian Holm, and Elijah Wood viewing playback footage in 3-D while dressed as Frodo. There's also footage of Hugo Weaving as Elrond, as well as Ian McKellen dressed as Gandalf with the entire company of dwarves.
watch the video >> Posted 11.04.11 by Ryan -
Glasgow, Scotland, seems to be the new hot spot for big studio productions. Christopher Nolan shot scenes for The Dark Knight Rises in Glasgow this summer, and the Caledonian city recently doubled as Pittsburgh, PA, during the filming of Marc Forster's World War Z adaptation. Now, Glagow is playing host to Cloud Atlas, a sci-fi epic co-written and co-directed by Andy and Lana Wachowski (The Matrix) and German filmmaker Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run, The International). Cloud Atlas started filming last week and already the first "spy" photos have emerged from the set, revealing Hugo Weaving and a be-wigged Halle Berry.
more about Cloud Atlas >> Posted 09.19.11 by BrentJS -
Have you held off on seeing Captain America: The First Avenger because you're afraid you'll be too unfamiliar with the characters to get into the story? Well, now there are two new resources that can help get you up to speed on both Captain America (played by Chris Evans) and his nemesis, the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving). MilitaryVALoan put together an "Infographic" about Cap's history, from his creation in 1940 to his '70s TV show to The First Avenger, with details about his many powers, costumes and shields. And, Paramount has released an informational featurette about the Red Skull's history and movie design, with commentary from Evans and Weaving.
watch the red skull featurette >> Posted 07.30.11 by BrentJS -
This may be Ryan Reynolds' day to shine with Green Lantern opening in theaters nationwide, but doesn't mean Marvel Studios is going to let you forget that they have Chris Evans waiting to spring into action as the title hero in Captain America: The First Avenger in just over a month. Marvel kicked off the next phase of its promotional campaign for the movie by debuting a new theatrical trailer at last weekend's Hero Complex Film Festival. Now, the official website for the movie has been updated with several new still images, including more shots of Evans pre- and post-Captain America transformation, a menacing close-up of the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) and a shot of an army of double-heiling HYDRA agents. The site has also added four new high resolution wallpapers so you can keep your desktop safe from Nazis (unless, you know, you download the Red Skull wallpaper).
more about Captain America: The First Avenger >> Posted 06.17.11 by BrentJS -
The fourth TV spot for Marvel Studios' latest comic book adaptation, director Joe Johnston's Captain America: The First Avenger, recently aired and it can now be viewed online. The spot offers a few brief snippets of new footage from the movie, but it is notable because it is the first footage — outside of the unfinished teaser footage shown at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con — in which Captain America's (Chris Evans) nemesis, the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving), actually speaks.
watch the new tv spot >> Posted 06.08.11 by BrentJS -
In much the same way as Marvel Comics' patriotric superhero, Captain America, was placed in suspended animation after falling into the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean during his last WWII mission, so too did Marvel Studios pretty much put the marketing campaign for its movie adaptation of the character, Captain America: The First Avenger, "on ice" once its latest comic book movie, Thor, began slugging it out at the domestic box office. But, now that Thor has been in theaters for nearly a month, Marvel has decided to thaw out the good Captain and get back to hyping the Star-Spangled Avenger's upcoming movie by releasing three new character posters that feature the title hero (Chris Evans), his love interest, Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), and his nemesis, the diabolical Red Skull (Hugo Weaving).
more about Captain America: The First Avenger >> Posted 06.01.11 by BrentJS -
One thing that 71-year-old actor Ian McKellen is not shy about using is social media. In March, with production on The Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit still weeks away, McKellen tweeted and blogged about seeing "Bilbo in 3 dimensions." Director Peter Jackson has embraced social media as well, video blogging the start of production almost a month ago.
McKellen's latest missives includes an example of the technological times, as the actor Tweeted a photo of himself in full Gandalf costume wearing 3-D glasses.
THE HOBBIT is being filmed in 3D. Even wizards have to wear the glasses
who else is returning? >> Posted 05.12.11 by Ryan -
The recently released Super Bowl trailer for Marvel Studios' Captain America: The First Avenger gave a split-second first look at Hugo Weaving as Cap's greatest nemesis, Johann Schmidt, aka the Red Skull. To make up for the blink-and-miss moment, Marvel sent Entertainment Weekly a photo of Weaving in full Red Skull regalia, complete with a HYDRA insignia on his belt.
EW also spoke to director Joe Johnston, who explained what the motivation was for Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) to become Captain America and fight the Red Skull and the Nazis.
Yeah, for Steve Rogers it’s a very personal thing. At one point he says, "I don't like bullies, I don't care where they're from." He makes a complete physical transformation to a perfect human specimen. But inside he doesn't change at all. It must be tempting to go back and say "I'm going to get that guy who beat me up in high school." He does get revenge in the film, but on the Nazis — not on people who maybe picked on him. Before he gets the injection, the doctor tells him: "Whatever happens, stay who you are."
captain america's no superman >> Posted 03.04.11 by Ryan -
Rejoice, comic book movie fans, the day you've been waiting for has arrived! The highly-anticipated first teaser trailer for Marvel Studios' Captain America: The First Avenger aired during Super Bowl XLV and it can now be viewed online. Not only does the trailer show Chris Evans in action as Captain America, but it shows him when he was just Steve Rogers, 98-pound weakling. The teaser also reveals the first look at Hugo Weaving as Cap's eternal nemesis, the warmongering Red Skull.
watch the Captain America tv spot >> Posted 02.07.11 by BrentJS -
We recently got a few sneak peeks at Marvel Studios' Captain America: The First Avenger thanks to the latest issue of Empire magazine. Now, Russian entertainment site SpiderMedia.ru has posted online the full set of images from Empire, which includes the first high-quality shots of Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Chester Phillips and Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt, aka the Red Skull.
The site also has a larger, high-quality version of the first image of Sebastian Stan as James "Bucky" Barnes that accompanied a recent article about the movie that ran in the online edition of the L.A. Times, and a few images from the French magazine Première, including a photo of some cool looking Hydra stormtroopers.
more about Captain America: The First Avenger >> Posted 02.06.11 by BrentJS